Katrina

[woodface]

I'm trying to wrap my mind around what is going on in the US right now and I just can't. I'm flabbergasted at how one of the richest countries with some of the best equipment out there can be struggling like this. It's like watching a Third World country, only, this isn't the Third World. And this whole thing wasn't unexpected either. How come, when they knew this was coming since Friday, that there still is no help in certain places and that it seems like this whole thing fell out of nowhere on their head?

I am willing to understand that organising help on this scale is difficult, but for crying out loud, this is unbelievable. They had ample warning and it's been days and some people still haven't seen a rescue worker. It's not like the entire US was flattened in the hurricane, other parts of the country are working just fine so where is the hold up? The tsunami which was completely unexpected was handled with a lot more competence than this.

Also, while I understand the looting happening, I find it hard to understand how people can deteririote into anarchy so fast. I'm sure some of it is just the news being sensational, but still... if you wanted any more proof that allowing any idiot to have a gun is bad, this is it.

Comments

[gilkurtis.livejournal.com]

Thank you, seriously. That was very informative and I'm actually starting to understand the situation. All I here about is the looting and death--sensational news, instead of actual education/information. So again, thanks.


And um, could you maybe go talk to Bush?

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome. I've been paying closer attention to the coverage than is probably strictly healthy, just because it happens to have hit a city near and dear to my heart. (Even though I've spent a grand total of two weeks of my life there.) Also because I'm a mite obsessive about trying to understand as much as possible about something.

(For yet another perspective, check out the link in my post yesterday with the subject line "The view from abroad".)

And um, could you maybe go talk to Bush?

Probably not without doing something I'd regret. Well, for the split-second it took the Secret Service to take me out, anyway. :-/